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Schwinn to donate 100 bikes to Louisville children

As the story goes, the legacy of Muhammad Ali began when a young Cassius Clay had his red bike stolen from the Columbia Auditorium on South Fourth Street in downtown Louisville.

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Updated: 1:03 PM EDT Aug 1, 2016

Schwinn to donate 100 bikes to Louisville children

As the story goes, the legacy of Muhammad Ali began when a young Cassius Clay had his red bike stolen from the Columbia Auditorium on South Fourth Street in downtown Louisville.

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Updated: 1:03 PM EDT Aug 1, 2016

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WEBVTT WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. NOW, BACK TO YOU. COLIN: ALSO TODAY, THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE AND THE SCHWANN BICYCLE COMPANY ARE HONORING THE LEGACY OF MUHAMMAD ALI, WITH A NEW EFFORT TO GET KIDS ON BIKES . MAYOR FISCHER JUST RELEASED THE DETAILS AT SPAULDING UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PLACES THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD ALI BEGAN. ERIC KING IS THERE LIVE FOR US, ERIC -- A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT NOT REMEMBER, WHAT'S THE LINK BETWEEN SPAULDING AND AL >> THIS IS WHERE A YOUNG CASSIUS CLAY CAME TO REPORT THAT HIS RED SCHWANN BIKE HAD BEEN STOLEN, BECAUSE HE KNEW THERE WAS A LOUISVILLE POLICE OFFICER WORKING. HE TOLD HIM THAT HIS BIKE HAD BEEN STOLEN AND WAS ASKING FOR HELP. AS THE STORY GOES, CLAY TOLD OFFICER JOE MARTIN HE WANTED TO WHOOP THE PERSON WHO STOLE IT, AND MARTIN TOLD HIM, HE'D BETTER LEARN HOW TO FIGHT. SO THAT'S THE LINK TO THE SCHWINN COMPANY, WHICH WILL DONATE 100 BIKES TO KIDS HERE IN LOUISVILLE. THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TAKING PART IN A SUMMER BIKE PROGRAM THAT TEACHES THEM BIKE SAFETY. ON TOP OF THAT, THERE'S A STREET FESTIVAL SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH, I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. ALL OF THIS IS AN EFFORT TO HONOR, NOT JUST MUHAMMAD ALI, BUT ALL THE THINGS HE STOOD FOR. >> WE DO THAT BY TREATING OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND COMPASSION WITH ALL OF OUR INTERACTIONS AND THAT'S HOW WE BUILD ON TH LEGACY OF THE GREATEST. MUHAMMAD ALI. AND THE LEGACY OF A GREAT POLICE OFFICER, JOE MARTIN. >> THAT STREET FESTIVAL EVENT IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 17 AT THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF MUHAMMAD ALI. THAT DATE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S ALSO THE DAY OF THE

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Schwinn to donate 100 bikes to Louisville children

As the story goes, the legacy of Muhammad Ali began when a young Cassius Clay had his red bike stolen from the Columbia Auditorium on South Fourth Street in downtown Louisville.